Catchment is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for CATCHMENT in dictionary:

NOUN:
• the act of collecting water; the water collected from a river etc.
• the action of collecting water, especially the collection of rainfall over a natural drainage area
• a catchment area.
• structure in which water is collected
• A surface of ground on which water may be caught and collected into a reservoir.
• a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• something that catches water; the amount of water caught

Words related to CATCHMENT

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Words that contain CATCHMENT

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How to use CATCHMENT in a sentence

• These people simply squat down wherever they can find a natural catchment for water.
• It is generally estimated that 25 per cent of the volume of the mean annual rain on a given catchment is sufficient reservoir capacity to fully utilize the flood flows.
• We have long series of observations of rainfall at three points, which may be taken to fairly represent the Passaic catchment.
• Its value as a flood catchment basin is somewhat uncertain, as it is used as a storage feeder for Morris Canal.
• These basins are not available for flood catchment, as the water is used for city purposes and an endeavor is made to have in storage at all times the largest possible amount.
• The probable capacity of this reservoir has been estimated, and it is fairly certain that it is considerably more than would be sufficient for flood catchment.

Similar words containing CATCHM without suffix ent

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